First U.S. unemployment compensation law enacted, in Wisconsin – 1932

Five hundred New York City tenants battle police to prevent evictions - 1932

With the Great Depression in full force, the year 1932 opens with 14 million unemployed, national income down by 50%, breadlines that include former shopkeepers, businessmen and middle-class housewives. Charity is overwhelmed: only one-quarter of America’s unemployed are receiving any help at all - 1932